Month: June 2008

i was not in the market for a new bike, but when some guys ‘borrowed’ the proceed i had no choice. sticking with the ideas behind the fst light i wanted something with long suspension travel to allow me to cruise down hill comfortably, while being light enough to let me pedal uphill easily. well…

unsprung weight is bad. because it is unsprung. more specifically? it is the stuff that rattles the wheel of your car / bike / etc even though all these expensive suspension components are doing their very best to keep the wheels where they are supposed to be, i.e. on the ground. the reason is that…

what were you thinking, specialized? seriously! you can call it titanium all you want, we know brown when we see it. i don’t mean to say all bikes should be painted – or anodized – black or silver, or pink if it is a woman specific bike, but brown should be banned from any designers…